Razer could never be accused of subtle branding. From pulsating, RGB-backlit keyboards, laptops, and mice to flashing, light-festooned face masks, the gaming hardware company has crafted its whole vibe around a sense of ostentatious opulence.
Enter the Razer’s new mouse, the Viper Mini Signature Edition. By Razer standards, it is actually somewhat subdued, with the kind of tasteful aesthetic you might see on the cover of an industrial-metal album. The back of the cursor conveyor is an open web of triangular and trapezoidal shapes made of a lightweight magnesium alloy. It currently comes in one color option, which is solid black.
This little gothic Thunderdome looks like it would be a perfect fit on the desks of aspiring Bond villains and German kinetic sculpture artists everywhere, provided they’re willing to pay handsomely for the privilege: The mouse costs $280.
Though the Viper Mini has a bold look, it is in fact pretty small. The magnesium body makes it lighter than any of Razer’s other mouses. It reportedly weighs about 49 grams (1.7 ounces), which is certainly lighter than any of Razer’s other fairly beefy input devices. It connects to your PC via Bluetooth, and the company says the mouse gets about 60 hours of battery life.
Razer will be accepting orders for the Viper Mini mouse on February 11, and it should ship shortly thereafter. But again, it is $280.
